Austrian dairy group SalzburgMilch is planning to join forces with local peer Pinzgau Milch Produktions. In a joint statement yesterday (24 November), the companies said they are “deepening their existing collaboration and planning a strategic merger, with the goal of creating a joint company”. SalzburgMilch and Pinzgau have worked together on the manufacture of various dairy products. The deal awaits the approval of Austrian competition officials. Markus Buchmayr, managing director of Pinzgau, said: “T ...